Auto Troll function?

[Sweet Cheeks]

Hi guys :banana: I have a troll option/usergroup that limits the abilities for some of the trouble makers on the board (we don't ban), however some like to reregsiter about 10 times in a row to PM/Harass my members via PM.

Would there be a way to automatically put a newly registered member in a specified user group, based on their IP address? So far my troublesome trolls are cable modem users, thanks in advance I do have hellban installed, but some trolls are smart LOL :lick:

[Logician]

edit register.php, find:

PHP Code:

$DB_site->query("UPDATE user SET usergroupid=2$dotitle WHERE userid='$u'"); 


Replace it as:

PHP Code:


$ban_isp='ENTER HIS IP HERE';
$source_ip=$REMOTE_ADDR;

if (substr($source_ip, 0, strlen($ban_isp))==$ban_isp) 
{
$DB_site->query("UPDATE user SET usergroupid=X WHERE userid='$u'");
}
else
{
$DB_site->query("UPDATE user SET usergroupid=2$dotitle WHERE userid='$u'");
} 


Replace X with your new usergroup for these users.
Enter ban IP in the part ENTER HIS IP HERE
You can enter exact IP or partial IP like "195.203.150." but dont enter xxx like:
195.203.150.xxx
195.203.xxx.xxx

The correct syntaxs are:
195.203.150.200
195.203.150
195.203
etc.
Works only if you enabled email validation.
Dont know about COPPA but I guess it wouldnt matter.

Not tested, should work..

Enjoy..

[Sweet Cheeks]

:banana: Thanks so much Logican, you rock, I will let you know

[Logician]

I guess I can use this one too.. Test it out and let me know how it's doing, if it's fine and if I can find sometime I can integrate the feature to Admin CP and then it would become more handy.. No promise though..

[Erwin]

Banning IPs is a very inexact science. Just watch that you don't inadvertently ban innocent members filtering through the same proxy.

[Logician]

Originally posted by Erwin
Banning IPs is a very inexact science.

Correct.. But it's also the only science when it comes to pushing someone away from a site..

[Erwin]

I just ban all free email domain addresses from registering. It's a great wall to keep the trolls away.

[Logician]

Originally posted by Erwin
I just ban all free email domain addresses from registering. It's a great wall to keep the trolls away.

As soon as services like everyone.net occurs, I dont think it's effective enough. By using everyone.net every domain owner can turn his site to a free webbased email service and there are literally hundreds of thousands domains in that service that provide free email accounts. It's impossible to trace, track and ban them all.

For example my own domain is providing free email address too but I bet it's not in your ban list..

[Chris M]

Because im not sure many people spam and signup at Erwins forum

Satan

[Erwin]

eva2000 has a massive list of free email domains formatted for vB which he updates - it's a link in my sig.